Egg packing apparatus



Aug. 30, 1932. B. l. v|GNAUx. JR., ETAL 1,374,393

EGG PACKING APPARATUS iil'ed March-s0. 1931 u a U Y fo: J

I l 'l l' l le fel "l 7 L T H l lq 5 g l /5- /3 INVENTORS ,8e/ward 3V/naax JP', By Marv/n /Eober s Mu/1 'ATToRNEYs Patented Aug. 30, 1932'En PAJT ois-Fics ismnnnnronsmw rmcxsoo, i 'i l .dreamt GAMA-BA.; "musiAnglian@ iieixiarnib, 1931.4 seriarm $26,504..' l

In frther' detail, theif-appartns comprises Y principally af pair ofiframe sections 2 on trays hingeditogether atfia'n'd with'se`ction ^"1"Afurther hingedf'or'-pivoted as 4 I te rigid' supports 5 all inf4 a:mannerpermittmg the/ sections t0 o'penttas-sliowrrin fll'lines in uthe'drawingwithjsectien l reingvat itsy free end on supporting "tanreqwhile' sec? tion 2 Vrests "at lits-tee 'end UponA VfiiedlrshieFtfes 6,.6"; ,While also rermittingeither* sectiorrtrr 8 be folded'ove'r,`o'1"-in1"fe1't`edA over-theother' section. l l i Framel isproviddwitlfiaretiveiy l'ow slielfortableportionl' iupomwhich-'isUlseedl aci-ate AS-ofeggs9 which-are tolbetrnsfrredi to cartons asshow-nat? 1U in ifwliich-areprovided"with` a lfp cover 1T' scored-"tothe body ofthe carton; an'rlcardlioardseparators 12 spacingxtlieinterior of;tlifecarttn4 t'o hold one dozeneggsarrangedf in*tworowsoffsix eggseach; f y t v The cratesv 8 ini` whilreggs--narerecciivedoief# fore transferring ytothesecartonsrheid*thirty` dozen eggsin fvelyers.- Thelcrateonlibxuis divided centrally B" ai` fvertielfpartition at opposite sides l"Wliiehare'ffiflftrvdilelfreggs,eachlayerof"treedozensupportedon asheet ofsoft1Acinrdliord'..rniterialj the eggs thereon latferlidl'ylspaeedfbyLnotched' cardboard partitions'mjseparatersll. V' Tray `1 hwsl Walisll'5""and'll'is offfa' sizegftcuA receive one layer of-ftliree'dozene gs;from-theorate as ndicatediin Fig. 1, thesi'es ofil the tray' bein'`"inwardlybevel'as" im dicatedl'tb admite-fingers of af-'person'fliftl lingia layer of'leggs'outof'the" crate 'andf'de-'z positingjtlem"compltewith separators Vand" snpportingsheet'llnto -the tray.'

'i Traylsection 2is about like section 1l exi cept that onesidewall'isoxnitt`ed-alsA slown tom Wall is slotted as at 16 to coincide.o with i slet" v17 'lietween shelftsectionsmf; v6 when" the try restsupon' itas slown in ^F i :2f-

tray sections are' preferably provided "with"` liandles'flS; 19sonrraxrged-"thatthey my'le' Held rirr separate'- hands,` or4 wlen thetray sec-A tions arefc'lsedfone;upontliefothertle han#r dls lieclsetogether lso that-th'ey'lnay Both" be'sirnutaneousiy WitlfithefngersofonediandAA 7 to1ift"" or swing both* tray sections simul'`ta'v.r1eonslyeverpivot4i A l Tray section 2 is `made of an internal "difmenson -tortightly receive'tlree emptygeartons 10i `so tlatftheyvvzill'n'oti fllout-fwhen the trayisfinverted. In Fig:ithreeacartonsfare' shown in place* and include thematerial ern-g bracedl respectivelybetween-.arrows 10,1` 10"1 1'9".` Fi'rpll oflcartnA 10ispcedlagainst anouteriwallf offthfe tray and 'permittedtopros' jeet'mitwardlyfasshown in Figgv 3;; Wli'le'the' miniemen-its:dozenaeggyinp15@-is(sy.

5f? alayer of eggssupported on a mat spaced by,

Pair 0f trays hingedlyrconnectedtogether: for

to slide the vfilled cartons out of the tray the. separators andV lower4sheet .i are removed from tray 1, a fresh layer of eggs, separators andsupporting sheet are lifted from crate 8 and the operations continued. v

In bigs. 1 and 2 tray' 1 is shown refilled with a layer of eggs lbeforethe cartons in section2 have been slid out, vbut it isfoptional as tpwhenthefcartons areslid out of tray 2. VIn fact thismay be' d onebyanother operative standing vin front of shelf 6 whose duty it is andplace fresh cartons therein, wliilethe operative manipulating the'traysreaches yfor a new layer of eggs in the cratel Having thus "describedour invention a we l.vr Egg packing apparatus comprising a pair offrames, one adapted to receivea layer of spaced eggs, the other adaptedto receive a'plurality of'open cartons with closing flaps,

means for bringing the frame of eggs in 1nverted position over thevframe of cartonsfor transferring the eggs thereto,the frame for holdingthe cartons ,so shaped as to permitL sliding the filled cartonslaterally therefrom, and the frameprovided'with a slotted bottom adaptedto receive a backfolded closingflap of a carton. V

L2. Egg packing.; apparatus 'comprising a y pair offraines, oneadaptedto receive a layer of spaced eggs, the other adapted t0I receiveaplurality of open cartons lwith closing flaps, means for bringing theframe of eggs in inverted position over the'frame of cartons fortransferring the eggs thereto, the frame for holdingV the cartons'soshaped as to permit sliding the filled cartons; laterally therefrom',`

andthe Iframe provided with a slotted bottom adapted to receive aplurality of back-folded ,n closing iaps of the cartons. I

' 3.Egg. packing apparatus .comprising a.

pairofitrays hingedlyconnected together for folding together box-likeand opening out flat, one of said trays being ofy a size to receive.

separators, the second tray being of a size to receive a plurality ofegg cartons and formed withl a slotteldbottoin adapted to receivetheback-folded closing flaps of some of the cartons, and an open side sothat ythe cartons may be slid laterally therefrom, and meanssup-Vporting said trays forswinging of eitherone VVover the other.

4.. Egg 'packing i apparatus comprising a ,pair of `,trays vhingedlyconnected togetherv for folding together box-like and opening out "flat,means pivotally supporting one of said trays whereby when they areclosed together both maybe inverted together on said means, a shelfarranged to clear the trays in ltheir passage when being inverted, andto be overlapped when thevuppermost is swung away from the lower one onyits hinge connection thereto after such inversion, and a support forholding the. latter tray in horizontal position to receive a charge ofeggs.

'6. Egg ypacking apparatus comprising a pair of trays hingedly connectedtogether for folding together box-like and opening out f1at,one of saidtrays formed to receive a layer of spaced eggs, and the otherl trayformed to receivey and hold in position a plurality of open egg cartonswhereby when the trays are folded together and inverted the eggs will betransferred to said cartons, and means in the last-mentioned tray toaccommodate the closing iaps of the cartons to present an unobstructedsurface over the cartons.

Y 7. Egg packing apparatus comprising a pair of trays adapted to fitface to face in boxlike formation and -provided with means for aligningthem in such position, one of said trays formed to receive a layer ofspaced eggs, the other tray formed to receive and hold in position aplurality of open egg cartons and slotted-to receive the closing flap ofa carton whereby when the trays are placed together and inverted theeggs will be Vtransferred go said cartons without linterference of said8. Egg packing' apparatus comprising a pair of trays hingedly connectedtogether for folding together box-like and opening out flat, one of saidtrays formed to receive a layer y of spaced eggs, and the other 'trayformed to receive and hold in position a plurality of open egg cartonswhereby when the trays are folded together and inverted the eggs will betransferred to said cartons, the carton-holding tray formed with aslotted bottomrthroughwhich the closing flaps of the egg :cartonsmaybeprojected. f I t9. ,Egg packing apparatus comprising a pair oftrayshingedly'conneoted together for foldingV together boxflike andopening out flat, one of said trays formed to receive a layer of spacedeggs, theijlother tray formed to receive and hold in positionavplurality-of OPGL1 eggcartons whereby when the trays vare foldedtogether and inverted the eggs will be transferred to said cartons, thecartonholding tray formed with a slotted bottom through which theclosing flaps of the egg cartons may be projected, and a slotted tablearranged to support the carton tray with slots aligned for slidingtransfer of the cartons from the tray to the table.

BERNARD I. VIGNAUX, JR. MARVIN ROBERTS.

